It’s Not Over For Residents In Libby, Montana
The latest news to come out of Libby Montana, an area in the United States where hundreds of people were killed following decades of asbestos exposure, reports that more than 1,000 of those victims have reached a $25 million settlement with Montana health officials. There were over 100 lawsuits, each with multiple claimants all stating that Montana health officials failed to warn those who worked in the Libby Mine that they were working with vermiculite contaminated with tremolite – one of the most deadly forms of asbestos. This latest settlement comes directly after an announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
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